Major General Douglas Carver, U.S. Army, retired, highly decorated and former head of all chaplains, U.S. Army, will serve as the guest speaker at Smithfield Baptist Church on Sept. 17 through 20 at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, and 6:30 p.m. nightly from Sept. 18 through 20, according to a news release.

Smithfield Baptist Church will host a revival from Sept. 17 to 20. The revival begins at 11 a.m. Sept. 17 and at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 to 20. Chaplain Major General Doug Carver will be the guest evangelist.

Trimble County Hymn Sing will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Milton Baptist Church, 10076 Hwy 421 N. in Milton.

Though the reenactment that will close down Main Street in Shelbyville begins with Henry Denhardt’s shooting, the telling of what happened to the Garr brothers afterwards will eschew the sensationalism that gripped the nation from 1936 to ’37, according to organizers from the Friends of Grove Hill Cemetery.

Every year, the non-profit auxiliary group puts on a reenactment to help preserve and maintain the cemetery.

Susie Troxell of Eminence raised these green beans in her backyard garden. The beans just kept growing and growing until they reached 32 inches. She also grew pole beans, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, which all reached normal sizes, she reported. Troxell expected to can and eat the green beans.

A Henry County student was among those honored during the “Great Neighbor’ essay contest at the Kentucky State Fair Aug. 17, according to a news release.

Open to Future Farmers of America and 4-H members, the contest encouraged youth to submit a short essay detailing how their participation in these organizations has empowered them to be a better neighbor.